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Suspects Forced Their Way In Through Garage, Tied Woman Up In Suburban Home Invasion: Police
The crime mirrored a home invasion a day earlier, when a 73-year-old woman was bound and robbed. In both cases, police say the women were confronted by armed suspects while unloading their cars in their garages and forced into the home at gunpoint.>>Read More.
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Suburban Police Commander Arrested For Domestic Battery, Violating Order Of Protection: Sheriff
Sheriff's police say he violated an order of protection by trying to contact the victim through a third party, and they also discovered he had previously assaulted the victim. The village said he submitted his retirement papers on Friday; he had been with the department nearly 30 years. >>Read More.
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Partner Who Shot Krystal Rivera, Left Her To Die Never Should Have Been A Cop: Lawsuit
"Carlos Baker should never have been permitted to remain a CPD officer, and this tragedy and the death of Krystal Rivera never should have happened:" The mother of fallen Officer Krystal Rivera said the officer who shot her daughter in the back had serious disciplinary issues dating back to his first day on the job, along with 11 misconduct complaints in less than three years on the force and allegations he brandished his weapon during a domestic dispute.>>Read More.
Fake ID Used To Get Loan, Buy Car: Police
The dealership told police the man who bought the car had used the ID to for the loan application and credit check. The car was recovered, but no suspect has been found.>>Read More.
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